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Post-Retirement Experiences of Individuals 85+ Years Old

May 2018

The Society of Actuaries’ Committee on Post Retirement Needs and Risks is pleased to make available two research reports on post-retirement experiences of individuals 85+ years old. The first report summarizes sixty-two interviews of individuals 85 years and older. Interviews were conducted in the United
States and Canada. The second report summarizes 201 surveys of Americans age 85+ years old and 202 surveys of adult children of Americans in this age group.

The study seeks to understand how the habits and behaviors from earlier in life played out in the later years of retirement. The research was conducted by Mathew Greenwald & Associates, Inc.